John Hannavy

John Hannavy is a photographer, writer and historian. He has written many articles and books with each one featuring his own images.

He was formerly Professor in Art and Design at Bolton University. He is Professor Emeritus and a Fellow of the British Institute of Professional Photography and the Royal Photographic Society.

John contributes regularly to various magazines. Some of his recent articles for Scotland Magazine include: The mighty forth, South to the border, and The Poet and the Engineer.

Some of his contributions to Scottish books include Scotland’s Heritage: A Photographic Journey a unique book combining stunning photography and engaging narrative, and Around Scotland’s Shores: Victorians And Edwardians In Colour a collection of photographs and postcards from the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

His own website features beautiful images of full spreads from the pages of his books and is well worth a visit.

He is currently working on The Way We Were: Victorian And Edwardian Scotland In Colour a reflective look at how Scotland was depicted in photographs and postcards 100-170 years ago. It is published by Whittles Publishing and will be available to buy here in September 2012.